NY TIMES READERS COMMENTS (April 3) ON “TRAFFICKER OR HEALER”:

April 05th, 2007 | Category: Opiate Addiction

The article (March 27) concerning opiates prescribed for analgesia is worth reading. One conveys the perspective of a physician who acknowledges having been focused more on identifying the “drug seeking” patient than on responding optimally to those whose pain demands treatment.

The other letter is from a chronic pain patient who laments “… the constant unwarranted suspicion” and the questioning of her motives and personality, and the stripping away of her dignity and integrity.

Original post by RGNewman, MD

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